Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-24
THE RAIsIN CROP.
The Yolo County Product of Very
Superior Quality.

THE RAISIN CROP.
The YoIo County Product of Very
Superior Quality.
The orange crop that created such a
furore few years ago, and which is such
drawing-card for Southern California, will
have to get down from first place and give
it up to the raisin crop. The immense crop
this season, and the fine prices brought at
the East, and the superiority of the product
over the imported article is surprise to
all. n. Wyckoff, a representative raisin-
maker of Yolo county, in an interview
with a Mail reporter few days since, said
the crop for this season had turned out very
well indeed. The market for layers IS
active and good, ranging from 81 6o TO
81 80, | am told, per box, delivered IN
Sacramento. There seems to be an over
abundance of loose raisins on the market,
and the demand is not so good for that class
of goods. l attribute this to two causes.
Last year loose raisins commanded SO good
a price that those who had packed their
raisins in layers hardly felt compensated
for the extra trouble. Then again, this
year punches did not fill out so well as
usual, were more struggling" so that 1t
in LAYERS. The second crop this
year is remarkable good, and the
season could hardly have been better
for curing. Yes, think Yolo raisin-grow-
ers have done very well this season, and
the prospects are excellent. have sampled
the foreign raisin and candidly must say
that / consider the California raisin. its
superior. The Y olo county raisin possesses
merits that the world cannot beat. Our
raisins are steadily growing in favor in the
Eastern market. have read what l con-
slider reliable reports of the condition of
the Malaga district in Spain. Some kind
of blight has fallen upon the vines there,
and at best, it is stated, it will require five
years for the raisin industry there to re-
cover. In that time, if California raisin
men forge ahead as they have lately, it will
require more than five years additional for
the Spanish raisip to re-establish itself in
our markets. think that the. raisin men,
generally speaking, are intelligent and pro-
gressive, and that they are exercising all
that care and caution in curing and pack
ing which will enable them to establish an
enduring commercial reputation for the
California raisin."
Entertainment and Banquet.
Equity Lodge, knights and Ladies of
Honor, assisted by the officers and men,
bers of Harmony Lodge, met at Changers
Hall last evening for the purpose of givir g
joint reception to the Grand Officers of
the Supreme Lodge of the State OF Calitor-
niP, whom it was generally understood
were to be present, but for some unex-
planned reason failed to put in an appear
ance. After the usual routine work a re-
cess was declared, and those present en-
joyed themselves in social converse,
singing and dancing. At 10 o'clock
the ladies and their escorts joined in a
grand march to the banquet hall, where
sixty of them were seated to a fine feast
which had been prepared by the Refresh
ment Committee-sisters Grothen, Keller.
Estus and brother Mitchell. This was by
far the most interesting part of the pro-
gramme, and the committee were the re-
clpients of many compliments for the
Thanksgiving spread. DR.. Dixon presided
at the banquet, and before calling for the
regular toasts made a neat and appropriate
address, making all feel perfectly at home
The programme of toasts was lengthy,
and although some were called upon
unawares to respond to sentiments
they had never dreamed of, all stuck to their
texts, and each one made appropriate and
well-timed remarks, many of them quite
wittily, producing great amount of amuse-
ment. The toast-master was happy in his
selections, and kept up running fire with
the different speakers from the beginning
to the close of the programme. Edward F.
Aiken, who has just returned from tour
OF the Eastern States, was called upon to
respond to the toast "Innocents Abroad
He gave brief outline of his adventures
en- route while in Maine and at the "Rub"
He says it is astonishing how little is
known in the East about Northern and
Central California, while everybody is
talking about Los Angeles. They
think California is small
portion of Los Angeles county,
and Sacramento little town in the North
Pacific coast where polar bears frisk about,
glaciers are ever in sight, and the winters
ten months long. Los Angeles has all the
climate, all the soil, all the products, and
no matter how much fruit goes from this
portion of the State, when it arrives in the
East it is known as Los Angeles fruit. If
boxes are marked Brighton, Sacramento,
Newcastle, Woodland, 0roville or Auburn,
that goes for naught, for the purchasers are
told that those are only shipping points in
Los Angeles county. While en- route
home, between Halstead and Pueblo, he
met an aged couple on their way to
California. He became acquainted with
lne vile ana at once commenced tell
ing her of the beauties of Sacrament
to. The good lady became interested,
and remarked: Sacramento; where is
that?n He explained to her that Sacra-
mento was the Capital city, located in the
center of the State, and one of the most
beautiful towns in the Union. He dilated
upon the State Capitol building, the beauti-
full parks, the exposition building, the
Crocker Art Gallery, etc, and assured her
that it was worthy visit. A few moments
later the wife took seat beside her hus-
band, an aged man, who looked to be in
the last stages of consumption, and Mr..
Aiken heard her remarks: This gentle
man over here says we will pass through
Sacramento" The husband gave Mr..
Aiken a suspicious side glance. and re-
mark: Pass through Sacramento! | guess
that chaps little off his base. Sacra-
mento is in Texas"